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Reality BitesReality Bites (1994)
Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller
This 'Gen X' movie works as romantic comedy but falls short of its mandate to be a mouthpiece for contemporary youth. Redeemed by the…
Stoned Age, TheStoned Age, The (1994)
Dir. James Melkonian
Feat. Michael Kopelow, Bradford Tatum
PC–free teen comedy set in the hazy '70s is no DAZED AND CONFUSED but it is entertaining in a knucklehead kinda way. Plot involves two friends…
ThreesomeThreesome (1994) Recommended
Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Lara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Charles
Despite its prurient title, there is much more meat and maturity in this this 'Gen–X' romantic sandwich than the higher profile REALITY BITES.…
Wes Craven's New NightmareWes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Recommended
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes
Ingenious post–script to the tired NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. franchise in which castmembers of the previous films (playing themselves), too, become…
ClerksClerks (1993) Recommended
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes
Made for $27,000 in the convenience store where the director (then) worked, this follows a rude and bizarre day in the lives of two lowly grocery…
Dazed and ConfusedDazed and Confused (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Matthew McConaughey
Set on campus in 1976, this is a marvellous youth–movie/nostalgia–trip which treats the hopelessly insignificant as a source of constant…
Heartbreak Kid, TheHeartbreak Kid, The (1993)
Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. Alex Dimitriades
Alex Dimitriades plays a hunky college student who becomes romantically entangled with his 22–year–old teacher. Sensitively drawn…
My Father, the HeroMy Father, the Hero (1993)
Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Lauren Hutton
Innocuous English language retread of MON PERE CE HEROS, with Gerard Depardieu in the title role he played in the original.
Sumo Do, Sumo Don'tSumo Do, Sumo Don't (1993)
Dir. Masayuki Suo
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka
Unabashed low–brow comedy about a gang of misfits who tussle it out in a Tokyo University wrestling ring, which also serves as the circle in…
Wayne's World 2Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken
Party time for Mike Myers and Dana Carvey again in this not–quite–so–excellent sequel.

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